Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1887-07-29
IN TOWN AND OUT.


Beaver Creek country last week.
Merchant Bumstead, of Winchester,
was in town Tuesday and Thursday.
L. A. Couch went up to Buchanan
Wednesday to cut A. W. Ogle's grain.
Mrs. Jacob Keim and Miss L,llic Kcim
have returned from their trip to Barnes
county.
Charlie Kilborn has returned from
Sims, looking as hale, hearty and happy
as ever.
Williamsport and Winchester each have
railway survey now. Suppose we draw
straws for the two.
Mrs. E. G. Packer and Mrs w. l..
Ycater spent the day with Miss Jennie
Smalley Wednesday.
The Danbury school closed Tuesday,
and we understand that Fieldcn school
will close next week.
= Miss Bessie McNiel ana Little Miss Lib
bic Sherman were the guests of Mrs. John
Kurtz and daughters last week.
= A donkey party will be given by the
Misses McNiel and Taipe, at the residence
of the latter, next Tuesday evening.
The barley harvest is going on, and a
few oat-fields are ready to cut Wheat
| will be ready within week or ten days.
Engineer Stoddart, Mr.. Richards dep
,fvr int Ja IN,
| high terms of the Williamsport country.
Two years ago Lawrence Fielden sowed
field of millet. 1t volunteered heavily
last year, and this year there is fair
| stand.
There was a meeting in the Holland
Settlement Tuesday for the purpose of
making arrangements for building d
church.
The Judges we'll Is now down sixty
feet, and the moisture is not pcrceptlb)e.
The Judge loses pound of flesh now
for every foot dug.
A young man Of this neighborhood had
quite an adventure with buckng COW
the other day. He anted to milk her,
but she wouldn't milk.
Messrs. S. A. Faulkner and Clarence
East will bring thrasher into the Will
iamsport neighborhood, provided suffi-
cient work can be secured. ...
1 Francis McConville, Thomas Hale
strap, Ole G. Olsesen, and Isaac Allen, of
4 Southern Emmons, were in town Tues
4 day on inal-proof business. ;
James A. Ryan, Matthew Baker and
VIM. L. Bales, from Southern Emmons,
were in town yesterday. MIR. Bales made
proof, and the others were his witnesses.
A good shower Tuesday night, a heavy,
lsoaking rain Thursday morning, and
Thursday night it poured down for sew
tcral hours. The Lord takes care of his
ownx e.
Bushman & Co., of Bismarck, have To-
Gated a railroad-supply store at Long
Lake (the old hoteD, and are prepared to
furnish Emmons County people with
groceries, etc., at lowest cash prices.
Art Gritic--"I tell you what it is, Nc.
Daub, those buzzards are simply superb.
You shouldn't paint anything but birds. -
| Artist (disgusted )--"Those are not buz-
yards. They are angels "-[Texas Sift-
ings.
,tAIr. and Mrs. s. E. Kurtz were away
from home last Sunday; but that did not
prevent merry party of Williamsport
lyoung folks taking possession of the
house and having good dinner and a
pleasant time.
1 While hauling hay the other day Mr..
Cell was severely injured. The binding
pole broke and Mr.. G. was tossed into the
air several feet. His nose was broken,
an arm dislocated, and he was otherwise
injured. He is getting along quite well,
however.
Married--At Bismarck, on Wednesday,
July ~, by the Rev. Will F. Cook, Mr..
w. A. Hicks aud Miss Phoebe Bergey,
both of Willlamsport Township. The
young couple are keeping house on Mr..
Hicks claim. The RECORD extends lis
congratulations.
Tuesday Landlord Bostomley returned
from Bismarck with big lot of binding
twine, and Wednesday he drove around
visiting his various grain fields. He says
he will have better crop of everything
this year than he had IN "a or '85. And
many other of our farmers say the same
thing
Mortimer Lewis, Of Washington Terri
tory, has filed pre-emption D. S. on the
s. hf. of the S. hf. of sec. 8, and T. G.
on the W. hf. of the W. hf. of sec. 20, T.
1874, R. rs. He has wife and four chill
dren. He is building, and will at once,
with his family, take up residence on his
pre-cmption.
| Mr.. Armstrong has let his crop or
4 shares to Shide & Campbell. While they
were cutting his barley, Tuesday, an un
ruly broncho in the team demoralized the
other horses, and the pole was broken
1t was mended and again broken. Now
that broncho ]abors not, but quietly eats
grass on the prairie.
NJ Local option petitions are being circu
Plated in all parts Of the county, and those
A in charge of them say they are having nc
trouble at all in securing names. AS al
election to find the sense Of voters on di
vision of the territory will be held in No.